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    Head Injury Protocol

    mc3 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    basically, if it's a simple bump, i do a neuro check, check for lumps/bumps and bleeding, and give them ice. i always call home - even if i have to leave a message. i monitor the student for 15 min...
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    how can I repair the damage

    mc3 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    having worked with women my entire life, i have observed many, many incidents of, and been a victim of, "jr. high school mean girl stuff" that i just don't see men engaging in. just look at most of...
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    how can I repair the damage

    mc3 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry - I'll probably get flamed for this, but - do you think stuff like this would happen if the staff were all male? Seriously...... :sofahider It just sounds like jr. high school mean girl...
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    What do you do when parent refuses to pick up student for a pink eye?

    mc3 replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    Our district tries to keep it fairly simple. It says if there's any suspicion of pink-eye, it must be checked out by an MD. If positive, child cannot return to school without starting tx, and an MD...
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    i'm sure this gets asked alot but.....

    mc3 replied to septvirgo03's topic in School

    Yes, I had to do the same thing....it was a bit of a pain, as I'd previously lived in another state and had to mail stuff to each but I did it 'cause I needed the $$$
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    Wasn't the School Nurse right?

    mc3 replied to caregiver1977's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN, and a school nurse. I totally agree - the nurse did the right thing, and I would have done exactly the same thing. One issue, though...my training program most certainly trained us in...
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    $15 an hr for a school nurse in Miami??!!

    mc3 replied to noreenl's topic in School

    I live in central FL and the base pay for my job was $13/hr () so, yes that does sound realistic. I was able to bump my salary up to $16.55 because I had 7 years nursing experience. As any school...
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    My hospital is breaking the law...

    mc3 replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic, but I hate that, too! I'm not a chair, or a shirt. I'm a person. I would never call another person "my". They have names............just saying!
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    Do you have your dream job?

    mc3 replied to realsocallvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I worked in hospice for 7 years, but needed a break. It wasn't the patients, or the work, it was the management. Am now working as an elementary school nurse, and it is a dream job for me! No...
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    It's that time again!

    mc3 replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    26 and counting!
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    mc3 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, and I guess if nitpicked is understanding what I did wrong and learning from it, I'm proud to be a nitpicker!
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    Please help me understand

    mc3 replied to missingmydad's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I, too, think some face to face conversation with a pastor, or whomever you feel comfortable with, would help rather than us. I can say, though, that through my work with hospice, the worst death I...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    mc3 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes - so it's OK to kill someone because the nurse was foreign and may not have understood the ramifications of the med error??? Or, a med error is not a med error in another culture??? And, by...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    mc3 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

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    Testing Madness

    mc3 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    yes, that is true for us as well. my point being that, if guidance felt the student wasn't well enough, they could send him home. he hadn't started the test yet. don't send him to me and expect me...
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    Testing Madness

    mc3 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Ah yes. We just finished ours, and I can relate! In my case, the guidance counselor and teacher brought up a student before testing started first thing in the morning. He'd told the teacher he...
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    Demerol 75 mg was given IV instead of IM. Fired!!!

    mc3 replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

    No. You still don't get it. You missed the route more than twice. If you had done your 5 checks and understood what and why, it wouldn't have happened! Yet you continue to make excuses... And...
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    burned out

    mc3 replied to damaskblue's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno - I did hospice for 7 years and got burned out doing that. It wasn't the patients, it was the management. There wasn't time to chart during the day, I was too busy putting out fires that...
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    Your heart-racing or sphincter-tightening experiences as a student?

    mc3 replied to dudette10's topic in General Students

    My whole clinical experience
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    Teacher dismissed for soiled underwear incident

    mc3 replied to LOLLYGAGGER's topic in School

    I would hand the child a clean pair of clothing and direct them to the bathroom to change themselves. If its a special needs student, they handle changing the student. I did have a case where the...
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    Head injuries/head bumps

    mc3 replied to katynurs22's topic in School

    Yes, that's so true. The one time you don't call, and yikes! I learned that early on, and every single head injury - even where no injury is seen - I call and tell the parent, letting them know of...
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    Speaking of Head Lice...

    mc3 replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    While I see the point on some of the reasoning above, I still think it violates a student's privacy even if you don't name names. If a parent wants to call another parent, there's nothing I can do...
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    How Do You Give When You Feel Like You've Have Nothing Else To Give?

    mc3 replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a bit late in replying, but I've been in your shoes. I did everything suggested and while it helped in the short term, I always returned to the same place you're at. I finally had to admit that...
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    How busy are you?

    mc3 replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

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    Kindergarteners and Cologne

    mc3 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Funny you should mention it...I had a second-grader sent to me yesterday. The teacher is highly allergic to perfumes, so she sent her to me to fix it (how, you wonder???). Well, I washed the little...